Vagabond, Volume 29

Name: Vagabond, Volume 29
ISBN: 9787702223432

Takehiko InoueSharp Point Press2008

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Series: Vagabond
ISBN: 9787702223432

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Summary

Vagabond is a seinen manga by Takehiko Inoue adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morning since 1998. With ink-wash-style linework and sword-duel scenes, it depicts Miyamoto Musashi's journey from a combative youth toward the realization that "the way of the sword is the way of the human being." This is Volume 29 of the series, corresponding to roughly the hundredth chapter onward of the original: Musashi is imprisoned for "slaying seventy men," facing a future in which his severely injured right leg may never let him grip a sword again; his prison conversations with Takuan force him for the first time to confront the killing and obsession that have marked his path. Meanwhile, a retainer of Iwama Kakubei, a vassal of the Hosokawa clan in Kokura, engages Sasaki Kojiro—armed only with a slender branch—in a duel whose outcome hangs undecided. Action scenes are relatively sparse in this volume; more space goes to the thought of "stopping in one's tracks": is the sword an instrument for killing, or a discipline that ends with sheathing the blade? For long-time readers, this is an important transitional chapter in which Musashi moves from "strength" toward "awakening."

Editor's review

如果只用一个词形容《浪客行》，很多读者会选“笔力”。井上雄彦在这一册里把刀光换成了沉默：武藏负伤卧于狱中，右腿的伤口和泽庵的话一起逼他审视自己。前面几十卷累积的杀戮，在这一册里第一次显出重量。画面仍然极强——细川家随从与小次郎那场以细树枝对真刀的较量，几乎不用对白就能让人屏住呼吸；而武藏独处时的分镜又安静到能听见呼吸声。对于追到第29册的读者，这一册更像一个换气的节点：它不是最热闹的一卷，却可能是最“舍不得翻快”的一卷。尖端版由游若琪翻译，译文保留了原作时代语感，开本与印刷也适合收藏。

Who it's for

A good fit for

已经追随《浪客行》前28册、关心武藏心境变化的老读者
喜欢井上雄彦画风与水墨分镜的漫画爱好者
对宫本武藏、日本剑客题材与武士道思想感兴趣的读者
能接受慢节奏、哲思型叙事的青年漫画读者

Not a good fit for

第一次接触《浪客行》、尚未读过前作的人
偏好快节奏打斗、追求爽感的少年向读者
对暴力、斩杀场面较为敏感的读者

Reading tips

建议先读完第28册及此前的吉冈篇，否则狱中对谈与七十人斩的因果难以体会。
读小次郎用细树枝对真刀那段时，可以放慢速度看分镜的节奏与留白。
留意泽庵与武藏的对话，它们是理解后续武藏转变的关键伏笔。
若时间有限，可在每日固定时段只读两三话，让画面的沉静感慢慢累积。

About the publisher

Sharp Point Press Taiwan · Founded in 1982

Sharp Point Press is a publishing house in Taiwan, China, whose publishing focus covers youth literature and other popular reading for young adults. Based on the materials currently in the database, the house is associated with the author Jiulu Feixiang, and the representative title recorded is Tong Ti, which falls under youth literature. As only one title is included in the database and public information is limited, it is not yet possible to present its full product line or series profile, nor to infer its overall publishing scope from this. This introduction is based on the available bibliographic information and focuses on indicating the publisher's presence in youth literature; further author resources and publishing features await confirmation from additional materials.

FAQ

这一册是《浪客行》系列的第几本？

是系列第29册单行本，日文原版由讲谈社于2008年11月28日出版，中文版由尖端出版于2008年11月28日发行，译者游若琪，ISBN为9787702223432。

没看过前面的可以直接读第29册吗？

不建议。本册紧接武藏与吉冈一门“七十人斩”的后果展开，涉及大量前情人物与因果，直接阅读会损失大半意味，最好按顺序读。

这一册的主要内容是什么？

主要讲武藏因斩杀七十人入狱、右腿重伤后，在泽庵开释下于狱中反思剑道；同时穿插细川家家臣岩间角兵卫的随从与手持细树枝的佐佐木小次郎之间的对决。

《浪客行》一共有多少册？

日文单行本目前共37卷，1998年起连载，2015年起长期休刊，中文版同样按此卷数发行。

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